The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team used an aggressive defence to cruise to a 36-28 exhibition win over Atikokan here last night. The black-and-gold, who struggled offensively as a unit in beating their ‘A’ opponents, were led by Hannah Carter’s game-high 12 points. Carter admitted it was Atikokan’s zone defence, […]
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Greenskeeper Greg Ross has implemented a few new ideas this fall in hopes of sparing Kitchen Creek from the same kind of damage Mother Nature inflicted there last winter. “We’ve punched three-quarter holes 10 inches deep in the greens, which helps drain the surface water and allows air and water […]
The Muskies can now set their sites on the NorWOSSA final here Nov. 8 after clinching first place with a 27-3 win over the Dryden Eagles last Thursday at Westfort. The hard part will be staying focused for the rest of the way given the black-and-gold are now in the […]
If the Muskies ever had a concern regarding their offensive attack this season, it would be just one thing. Sometimes they score too fast. As the Muskies clinched first place–and a berth into the NorWOSSA final here Nov. 8–with a 27-3 victory over the Dryden Eagles at Westfort last Thursday, […]
The Muskie cheerleaders tried to spread around a little spirit here last weekend as they hosted about 50 girls in a first-time seminar at the Fort High gym. Most of the girls on hand were in grades six through eight but head coach Joyce Scott said four from Rainy River […]
Despite finishing the 1997 season winless in six tries, including a 30-14 loss to Roseau here last Thursday, the Muskie ‘B’ football coaching staff was elated with the progress the team had made this year. “The kids never gave up at all,” noted head coach Bob Fryer. “We had our […]
Crossroads School in Devlin captured 18 of 57 medals, including six first-place finishes, at the district cross-country meet at Sturgeon Creek last Thursday. Host Sturgeon Creek was next with 10 medals, followed by J.W. Walker (nine), Donald Young (seven), Robert Moore (six), St. Francis (five), and Huffman (two). Leigh Jarvis […]
The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team came up with a spirited effort yesterday afternoon to take two of three games over the visiting Dryden Eagles. After winning the first game 15-8, the Muskies dropped the next one 15-12 before battling back for a 15-9 victory in the rubber game. “I […]
Football is often a game of big plays that can quickly change the momentum at any given time, and that’s exactly what happened when the Muskies squared off against the visiting Sturgeon Creek Schooners in an exhibition game last Friday. Trailing 8-0 early in the second quarter, and with the […]
The Fort Frances Judo Club, entering its 15th season of operation, is reporting a 10-15 percent increase in registration numbers this year. The local club has attracted about 40 judoists in each of the last five years but this season it’s already seen those numbers swell to nearly 50 members. […]
John Desaulniers and George Oltsher were the big individual winners Saturday night at the Rainy River District Fastball League’s annual banquet at the Emo Legion. Desaulniers, a pitcher for the Pinewood Bears, took home the Jerry Harasymyk Memorial Trophy while Oltsher, manager of the Barwick Blue Knights, captured the Shane […]
Brian McCoy and Jason Ellman combined for a 457-pin total to capture top spot in the senior boys’ division of the “Buddy” youth bowling tournament Sunday at Plaza Lanes. Dino Morelli Jr./Sarah Noonan teamed up for second place (397) while Christopher Trapp/Adam Gray were third (288). In the senior girls’ […]
